Science Fiction Writers, Comic-Con Say Goodbye To AI
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Science Fiction Writers, Comic-Con Say Goodbye To AI
AI-Generated Fiction Banned: Sci-Fi Writers and Comic-Con Take a Stand In 2026, the science fiction community is drawing a hard line against generative AI in storytelling. Both San Diego Comic-Con and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) have moved to exclude AI-assisted or AI-generated works from awards, panels, and official programming. If you’ve wondered whether AI-written stories are welcome in major sci-fi circles this year—the answer is a resounding no. These decisions reflect growing concerns over originality, intellectual theft, and what it truly means to be a writer in the age of algorithms. Credit: Google Sci-Fi’s Guardians Say “No” to AI Authorship The SFWA, long seen as the steward of speculative fiction integrity, recently overhauled its Nebula Awards eligibility rules after intense internal debate. Initially, the organization proposed allowing partial AI use—as long as authors disclosed it. That compromise sparked immediate backlash from members who arg…
